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Set in the rural Karoo towards the end of the last century. The story was originally published in 1883 under the pseudonym Ralph Iron. When it was later revealed that the author was a woman, the news was received by many Victorian readers, who were shocked by the forthright feminism and negative comment on the social structures that formed the basis of their colonial society. Olive Schreiner proved to be a woman of vision and an author of skill. She evokes the bleakness and beauty of the farm in the Karoo INTRODUCTION BY DAN JACOBSON. Cover shows detail for Girl Reading by Frans Oerder.
Penquin,1995 Neat Paperback in protector - 301 well-binded pages clean white pages, well-binded, ineat small nscription on first page of previous owner, very little wear to covers.
